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Rhinebeck T-Ball league play is underway.  Sarah had her first outing on Saturday morning, and received the propitious uniform number 7.  She plays for the Wonderland Florists, which, on Saturday, squared off against Village Pizza. Here she is at bat. She made good contact and steamed into first with a single. The first baseman did […]

Through the miracle of eBay, we got two Korean War surplus cots for the sleeping porch.

… and it is my lower back.  But Jen and I got this one back into shape this weekend. Also getting into shape: Sarah, who in the past week has learned to skip rope: and also has made an excellent start on riding the bicycle without training wheels. Many flowers were in bloom.  Here are […]

Nature really does burst forth in the spring.  We returned to the farm after a two-week hiatus — a Saturday-to-Saturday visit to Sanibel Island, Florida — and found things much changed.  We had a spectacular weekend, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-seventies.  The lilacs are budding, and the daffodils have gotten an early […]

We returned after a weekend away to find that most of the snow had melted and the pond was more or less clear.  We saw lots of returning visitors, including the Ring-necked Ducks pictured above, a blue heron who flew above me just after I took this shot, looked down at the pond, and kept […]

Sarah made valentines for everyone — this is mine.  It says “you sparkle” (or, more accurately, “you sprcl,” which sounds a bit like a Czech insult) backwards on the left.

On Saturday we had our neighbors over for dinner.  Sarah and their seven year-old daughter, Juliet, set up a pretend hair salon and spa in the upstairs bathroom.  This was the menu of available hairstyles.  I was offered the one on the lower right.

Alert PondCam™ viewers today will have seen Jen clearing out some space for Sarah to skate on the pond.  She (Sarah) had a fantastic time.  Below you can see Jen hard at work, an image captured from the pondcam, and today’s sunset.  We also had a mysterious visitor – all theories are welcome.

Sarah had a wonderful holiday season.  On the right side of the hearth you can see the empty dishes where Sarah left milk and cookies for Santa, and a bowl of carrots for the reindeer. She also got to do a bit of sledding with her friend Max.